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MistyK
MistyK

Reputation: 6222

dotnet watch $(SolutionDir) is *Undefined*

I'm trying to use dotnet watch however my project references nuget package which uses $(SolutionDir) to copy some files in prebuild event. It kinda make sense because dotnet watch is run on project level so $(SolutionDir) doesn't exist. Is there any way to run dotnet watch for entire solution?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2270

Answers (2)

MistyK
MistyK

Reputation: 6222

I created a batch script watch.bat

call SET ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development
call SET SolutionDir=%~dp0\\..\\..\\
call dotnet watch run

Added a script in package.json:

 "scripts": { "dotnetwatch": "watch.bat" }

Now I can run it like this from CLI:

npm run dotnetwatch

or from within visual studio with the following launchsettings.json profile:

"dotnet watch": {
      "executablePath": "watch",
      "environmentVariables": {
        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
      }
    }

It's not an ideal solution but at least it's good enough for me.

Upvotes: 2

natemcmaster
natemcmaster

Reputation: 26763

As of dotnet-watch 2.0.0-preview2, it is not possible to run dotnet watch on solution files. However, you can construct a custom 'project' for the watcher that will watch multiple projects. See https://github.com/aspnet/DotNetTools/tree/rel/2.0.0-preview2/samples/dotnet-watch/WatchMultipleProjects for a complete sample of how to do this.

Upvotes: -1

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